Audio Interfaces
Zoom announces its latest vocal effects processor, the V3, which features 16 professional voice-changing effects for anyone, anywhere. Whether you are collaborating online, recording, or streaming, the V3 is packed with effects, harmonizing options, pitch correction, and more.
Zoom V3 Vocal Processor
The front panel offers 16 pads for fast and easy
by Nicholas Messitte ·Posted
IK Multimedia is giving electric guitar players new ways to purify and capture their beloved guitar tones. This NAMM season, the company is releasing a new buffer boost preamp pedal, DI box, mobile interface, and USB audio interface, all with killer controls and killer tone.
First on the docket are the Z-Tone Buffer Boost and the
NAMM 2020 has brought an exciting new compact desktop production system for musicians, podcasters, songwriters, and studio/live engineers. It’s the Tascam Model 12, an all-in-one mixer, multitrack recorder, audio/MIDI interface, and DAW control surface borrowing style and functionality from Tascam’s popular Model 24, and scaled down for smaller setups.
Whether you’ll be doing a panel podcast, recording layers of instruments, or
by Nicholas Messitte ·Posted
No mixing or recording engineer needs to be briefed on Apogee: its rackmount units represent the pinnacle of sonic reproduction at the conversion stage. Yet there’s always been a gulf between those who use these desktop devices—the Duet and the Quartet, namely—and those who seek the Symphony, the flagship in AD/DA conversion. Today, that gulf is no more: Apogee has released the Symphony Desktop, an interface offering the
Announced just prior to the NAMM 2020 show, Solid State Logic's new compact and competitively priced desktop audio interfaces are destined to be a hit among producers, home recordists, musicians, and songwriters. The 2-in / 2-out SSL 2 and the 2-in / 4-out SSL 2+ USB audio interfaces put legendary SSL analog
by Nicholas Messitte ·Posted
Roland, a company renowned for its musical gear, is delivering an exciting new tool for Twitchers, gamers, 'Tubers, and all manner of mobile-based streamers with iOS or Android devices. It's called the GO:LIVECAST, and this is a live-streaming production studio in a desktop form factor, complete with its own corresponding app. With the GO:LIVECAST sitting atop your desk, you can easily create pro-quality content for your
For podcasting, music recording, and mixing with class-leading quality and ultra-low latency at a wallet-friendly price, check out the 2-channel M2 and the 4-channel M4, MOTU’s new portable, high-resolution, USB Type-C audio/MIDI interfaces. With virtual loopback channels for live-streaming or recording remote podcast guests, a full-color LCD for
by Nicholas Messitte ·Posted
So, you know someone interested in SoundCloud Rap. Maybe it’s your son, daughter, niece, or nephew. Maybe it’s a little brother or sister. Whoever it is, your little buddy—or “Lil’ Bud” for short—is showing all the signs of SoundCloud mania: they’re dying their hair a new color every day, and they’re holding a tattoo gun up to their face as you read this.
You won’t let them ink up their cheek, of course. But you will encourage creativity wherever it may be found. Thus, you’d like to buy them a gift to facilitate their dream of making paper and
by Staff Writer ·Posted
It’s fall, and you know what that means: Universal Audio has some new, exciting interfaces. Okay, that’s not what fall means, but Universal Audio still has these great pro audio interfaces, and we here at B&H are proud to carry them.
First up is an all-new take on the Apollo Twin. Called the Apollo Twin X, this unit is a 10 x 6 interface communicating with computers over Thunderbolt™ 3 connections; now, if you use the Apollo Twin X with a MacBook Pro, there’s a chance you don’t have to buy a separate adapter!
More important are the AD/DA—
by Nicholas Messitte ·Posted
This will be a crash course in recording music anywhere you can find a power supply. We’re not talking about traditional studio recording—this is about turning whatever you have into a working studio, making the most out of the situation. You’ll find a buying guide, some concrete tips, and suggestions for further reading.
The Simple Setup
There’s an old adage that a good engineer can make a whole record with a Shure SM57. I know from experience this is the case, especially if the record is on the simpler side, and doesn’t require multi-miked
by Nicholas Messitte ·Posted
Focusrite’s Scarlett series is quite popular, especially with podcasters, voice-over artists, and other audio professionals who need great sound at a relatively wallet-friendly price. Now, Focusrite has upgraded its Scarlett series, and B&H is proud to welcome these new pieces to our warehouse. Without further ado, we present the all new Scarlett Gen 3 models!
First, some new additions to the roster:
The Scarlett 4i4
Among music producers, beatmakers, and musicians, Arturia has a solid reputation for delivering products that ignite new ideas, open new performance possibilities, and solve common technical challenges. This company’s latest offerings expand the AudioFuse line of audio interfaces and KeyLab-Series hybrid synthesizers to include exciting enhancements for all sorts of productions. Whether you’re a touring artist or a studio dweller, there’s something to see in these new goodies from Arturia.
The
Whether you record demo tracks on the road, produce podcasts at home, or collaborate with other artists in random locations, having a travel-friendly audio interface is key to staying versatile in your work. An ideal interface would be small enough to fit in a backpack, laptop bag, or satchel while supporting multiple types of I/O and USB powering. Seriously, the last thing you need is to have your ideas vanish whilst frantically searching for a free AC power outlet. Thankfully, your options are plentiful in number, and I’d like to bring your
Tascam knows the need for high-quality audio recording isn't limited to the studio. Recording lectures, podcasts, meetings, interviews, ambience, sound effects, or music? All of it should be captured with the same uncompromising intention; get it and get it right. Considering that you may find yourself in anything from a lush forest of nature's finest to an acoustically treated studio fortress, Tascam has released a new line of portable audio recorders and audio interfaces that
The market has given us a bountiful harvest of audio interfaces; from ultra-compact stereo models to mammoth rack-eaters with more channels than sense, there's no shortage of options. So, when Steinberg announced its new high-end AXR4T Thunderbolt™ audio interface, the first question that came to mind was, “What's so special about this one?” Well, the answer became obvious upon the first glimpse of its front panel... there it was,